Communities

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Chicago Lawn
Douglas, Grand Blvd. and
   North Kenwood-Oakland
East Garfield
Englewood
Humboldt Park
Little Village
   (South Lawndale)
Logan Square
North Lawndale
Pilsen (Lower West Side)
South Chicago
Washington Park
West Haven
   (Near West Side)
Woodlawn

The New Communities Program is supported by a major grant from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation.

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View hundreds of photos from conference 3/30/2008
Download a presentation of photos from the first day of the Getting It Done conference, or check out LISC/Chicago's new photo gallery on Flickr.  More

Community Heroes honored at conference 3/25/2008
All over Chicago, ordinary people go to extraordinary lengths to make life better for their families and their neighbors. Thirty of these “Community Heroes” will be recognized Wednesday night, March 26, during the “Getting It Done: New Tools for Communities” conference organized by the New Communities Program.   More

Download NCP quality-of-life plans here 3/26/2008
More than 500 neighborhood and city leaders gathered May 18, 2005, to celebrate the rollout of 10 new quality-of-life plans by New Communities Program neighborhoods. The rollout culminated 18 months of planning that involved more than 3,500 people. Three additional plans were completed in 2006 and 2007. Download all the NCP plans here.  More

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